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Question: Are you happy about the Supreme Courts decision on King v. Burwell
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Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon
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« on: June 25, 2015, 12:39:32 PM »

Yep. I'm a proud supporter of ObamaCare, and while I would make some changes to the law if I could, I have no qualms with the subsidies or the individual/employer mandates.
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Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon
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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2015, 01:16:27 PM »

Yes-if Roberts votes for Gay marriage as well then heck it may outdo the damage he did on Citizens.

I'm pretty confident he won't be in the majority if the decision fully legalizes SSM. However, if the decision is "you must recognize legal SSM from other states but do not have to legalize it within your borders", then he will be in the majority, and there is a slight chance that Alito would be as well.
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Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2015, 05:22:08 PM »

Had it been struck down we'd see political crisis and a renewed impetus for single-payer, which both Sanders and Clinton would be agitated to endorse.

No.

Single Payer will not pass, ever. No chance at all.
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Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2015, 11:08:46 PM »

I am relieved more than anything else.  Smiley

There are only two major hurdles left until we can be certain that the Affordable Care Act's future is assured for posterity:

1. maintaining continued Democratic control of the White House after Barack Obama leaves -at least for an extra term or two.

2. winning enough seats in the Senate next year to ensure that whatever Republican gains are made in the 2018 midterms won't be enough to overturn a Presidential veto.  

Actually, the house is the greater barrier to enforce a veto.  It's possible to get to 67 in the senate while winning only <55% Obama 2012 states, but getting to 290 in the house would require winning D+10 urban and majority-minority seats.

I know it is, that is why I am focusing on the Senate.  Thanks both to gerrymandering and the natural compact geographic placement of Democratic voters, we will always be at a disadvantage in the House -at least for the foreseeable future.  So long as we hold the line there (preventing the GOP from getting over 250 seats), it will be enough.  Which should be doable -they just about maxed out last year, from what I understand.  

The GOP can get to 251. Gaining AZ-1, FL-18, NE-2, and CA-7 (Or MN-7 if Peterson retires) is probably the easiest path, and is realistic as well.
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